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ADJECTIVE (4)

1. determining or having the power to determine an outcome;
- Example: "cast the decisive vote"
- Example: "two factors had a decisive influence"

2. unmistakable;
- Example: "had a decisive lead in the polls"

3. characterized by decision and firmness;
- Example: "an able and decisive young woman"
- Example: "we needed decisive leadership"
- Example: "she gave him a decisive answer"

4. forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis;
- Example: "a critical point in the campaign"
- Example: "the critical test"
[syn: critical, decisive]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See Decision.]
   1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or
      controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;
      final; conclusive. "A decisive, irrevocable doom."
      --Bates. "Decisive campaign." --Macaulay. "Decisive
      proof." --Hallam.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Marked by promptness and decision.
      [1913 Webster]

            A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive
            character.                            --J. Foster.

   Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See Decided. --
        De*ci"sive*ly, adv. -- De*ci"sive*ness, n.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

decisive
    adj 1: determining or having the power to determine an outcome;
           "cast the decisive vote"; "two factors had a decisive
           influence" [ant: indecisive]
    2: unmistakable; "had a decisive lead in the polls"
    3: characterized by decision and firmness; "an able and decisive
       young woman"; "we needed decisive leadership"; "she gave him
       a decisive answer" [ant: indecisive]
    4: forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis; "a
       critical point in the campaign"; "the critical test" [syn:
       critical, decisive]